An MRI Readable Wireless Flexible Pressure Sensor
Nakamura, Tatsuya ; Inoue, Yusuke ; Kim, Dongmin ; Matsuhisa, Naoji ; Yokota, Tomoyuki ; Sekitani, Tsuyoshi ; Someya, Takao ; Sekino, Masaki
Biolelectric sensors and sensor systems
We developed an MRI-detectable wireless flexible pressure sensor with fabricating pressure-sensitive RLC circuit structure on flexible film…
An MRI-Compatible and Quantifiable Mechanical Stimulator for Allodynia in a Rat Model of Neuropathic Pain
Suzuki, Toshiki ; Kim, Dongmin ; Nagase, Masae ; Saitoh, Youichi ; Someya, Takao ; Sekino, Masaki
We developed an MRI-compatible and quantifiable mechanical stimulator for rats. Functional MRI (fMRI) was used to investigate brain activations…
Design of Small-Size Pouch Motors for Rat Gait Rehabilitation Device
Chang, Shih-Yin ; Takashima, Kenta ; Nishikawa, Satoshi ; Niiyama, Ryuma ; Someya, Takao ; Onodera, Hiroshi ; Kuniyoshi, Yasuo
Rehabilitation – Robotics
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Rehabilitation – Locomotion
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Rehabilitation – Spinal injury
Recent studies have demonstrated that active gait training can recover voluntary locomotive ability of paralyzed rats. Rehabilitation devices…
Suppression of Angiogenesis by Electric Stimulation using Ultra-Flexible and Ultra-Thin Electrodes
Inoue, Yusuke ; Sekino, Masaki ; Yokota, Tomoyuki ; Sekitani, Tsuyoshi ; Saito, Itsuro ; Isoyama, Takashi ; Abe, Yusuke ; Yambe, Tomoyuki ; Someya, Takao
Cardiovascular regeneration
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Cardiovascular structure
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Vascular mechanics
The purpose is to observe angiogenesis in vivo under application of electric stimulations. We developed an implantable device equipped with a…